Anti-Asian Hate Compared: Visible and Invisible Violence in France and in the US
In this project, we study the origins, patterns, and responses to anti-Asian hate from a comparative perspective, focusing specifically on the United States and France. Both countries witnessed a spike in anti-Asian hate incidents since the onset of Covid-19, and both have also witnessed waves of mobilization to address anti-Asian violence and hate, yet no study to date has examined these patterns from a comparative perspective.
The central question we address is how do we explain the similarities that emerge in two different contexts? Relatedly, how does anti-Asian bigotry and hate incidents—and the responses to them—diverge in the US and France?
The Alliance Joint Project is the first step in discussing the potential for a comparative study of Asians’ experiences of bias, discrimination, xenophobia, and racism in the US and France It also aims to compare the reaction and actions of the civil society, in particular initiatives by journalists, artists, and NPOs’ activists of Asian descent.
Conference organizers: Jennifer Lee, Columbia University and Institute for Advanced Study (2022-23), Yu Xie, Princeton University, Ya-Han Chuang, Sciences Po Paris, Hélène Le Bail, CNRS, Sciences Po Paris
PROGRAMME
8:30-9:00 AM/14:30-15:00 | Breakfast/Lunch
9:00-9:15 AM/ 15:00-15:15 | Welcome and introduction
PANEL I
9:15-10:30 AM/15:15-16:30 | Measuring Anti-Asian Racism and Hate Crimes in the US
Moderator: Jennifer Lee (Columbia University and Institute for Advanced Study, 2022-23)
Presentations:
- Americans’ Experiences with Discrimination Survey, Karthick Ramakrishnan (UC Riverside) and Janelle Wong (University of Maryland)
- Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the United States [STAATUS INDEX], Norman Chen (The Asian American Foundation) and Paul Watanabe (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
- California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) COVID-19 Module, Ninez Ponce (UCLA)
PANEL II
10:45-12:00 PM/16:45-18:00 | Measuring Anti-Asian Racism in France
Moderator: Michèle Lamont (Harvard University)
Presentations:
- Perceptions of Racism and Discrimination from Trajectories and Origins. Survey on Population Diversity in France (TeO), Patrick Simon (INED French National Institute of Demography)
- The Case of Xenophobia Targeting Asians in the CNCDH (National Human Rights Consultative Commission) Barometer on Racism, Vincent Tiberj (Sciences Po Bordeaux)
- Survey PolAsie: Perceptions of Racism and Discrimination, Djamel Sellah (Sciences Po Bordeaux)
- Survey ChIPRe (Chinese Immigrants in Paris Region): Inter and Intra-community Discrimination, Isabelle Attané (INED French National Institute of Demography), Ya-Han Chuang (Sciences Po Paris), Giovanna Merli (Duke University)
12:00-1:00 PM/18:00-19:00 | Lunch/Dinner break
PANEL III
1:00-2:15 PM/19:00-20:15 | Anti-Asian Racism: Origins, Consequences and Representation
Moderator: Yao Lu (Columbia University)
Presentations:
- Has Pandemic Threat Stoked Xenophobia? How COVID-19 Influences California Voters’ Attitudes toward Diversity and Immigration, Paul DiMaggio (NYU
- The Moral Filter of Patriotic -Prejudice: How Americans View Chinese in the COVID-19 Era, Yu Xie (Princeton) and Qian He (Princeton)
- Political representation of citizens of Asian origins in France (Survey PolAsie and Laura Morales and Claire Vincent-Mory’s Pathways project), Hélène Le Bail (CNRS, Sciences Po Paris)
2:15-2:30 PM/20:15-20:30 | Concluding thoughts
Photo: Stop anti-Asian Racism and China Bashing Rally, Chinatown Archway at 7th and H Street, NW, Washington DC, 27 March 2021. Photography Elvert Barnes
This event was co-organized with Columbia University.
